diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index c8ebac3..328c1b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on: [pull_request, push]
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip tests]')"
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 3
       matrix: